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Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale and the structure of interpersonal closeness.
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In 2 studies, the Inclusion of Other in the Self (IOS) Scale, a single-item, pictorial measure of closeness, demonstrated alternate-form and test-retest reliability; convergent validity with the Relationship Closeness Inventory (Berscheid, Snyder, & Omoto, 1989), the Sternberg (1988) Intimacy Scale, and other measures; discriminant validity; minimal social desirability correlations; and predictive validity for whether romantic relationships were intact 3 months later
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“We also included a validated scale of perceived overlap between self and other (IOS) as a measure of affiliation with ingroup and outgroup targets.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Aron, A., Aron, E. N., & Smollan, D.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- ORCID
- Aron, Arthur
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1992-10
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 596-612
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2014833927
- Semantic Scholar
- 3f41735b944cb71f0965b84a8ca5099f6a6ab016
- Cited by
- 5,157
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 334 · 2025: 411 · 2024: 318 · 2023: 318 · 2022: 353 · 2021: 367 · 2020: 369 · 2019: 299 · 2018: 313 · 2017: 264 · 2016: 239 · 2015: 243 · 2014: 182 · 2013: 188 · 2012: 142
- FWCI
- 5.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- relationship closeness, romantic relationships, relationship satisfaction, intimacy, scale reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, social desirability, relationship stability
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